Diplomacy & International Relations

Can Ukraine’s fight for democracy survive without US support? (Middle East Institute)

Ukraine faces a pivotal year in its fight against Russian aggression — and for its democratic future. With fears mounting that President Trump could...

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia Trilateral Format May be Platform for Regional Decision-Making (Emil Avdaliani – The Jamestown Foundation)

Georgia hosted the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on April 17 for a closed trilateral summit to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation between the...

Russia’s Demographic Problems Set Stage for Future Political Challenges (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s demographic decline is accelerating, with the population giving birth to fewer babies during the first quarter of 2025 than at any time in...

Chinese Military Drill Escalates Tensions, Underscoring Taiwan’s Commitment to Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience (Kuang-Cheng Hsu, Calvin Chu – The Jamestown Foundation)

Taiwan is bolstering its deterrence posture through whole-of-society defense resilience drills, involving civilians in readiness activities in part to raise confidence in national defense...

What Mark Carney’s Election Win Means for Trade and U.S.-Canada Relations (Edward Alden, Inu Manak – Council on Foreign Relations)

In no country have the political effects of U.S. President Donald Trump been more dramatic than in neighboring Canada. By December 2024, Canadian Prime...

First 100 Days: Trump’s Foreign Policy Disruption Is Just Beginning (James M. Lindsay – Council on Foreign Relations)

Donald Trump made clear during the presidential campaign that he intended to disrupt U.S. foreign policy by doing things differently if he returned to...

Bridging the digital divide in Africa: Enhancing technology adoption for economic growth (Susan Lund, Marcio Cruz – Brookings)

The adoption of digital technologies by firms is a critical driver of productivity and economic growth for developing economies. While there have been notable...

UK officials warn lawmakers of ‘turbulence’ at US cyber agencies, but say partnership will prevail (Alexander Martin – The Record)

Lawmakers on Britain’s national security committee heard on Tuesday how the United States was risking its own security by politicizing and potentially downsizing its...

Washington Silences Its Own Voice (Nana Gongadze, Bret Schafer – German Marshall Fund of the United States)

Two days after the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Soviet television broadcast a 20-second report acknowledging that a minor...

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